# Rakhalgerya Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Rakhalgerya

Rakhalgerya is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **269 people in 63 households**, the 164th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 269people (2011)
- 63households
- 87.0%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rakhalgerya

Of every 100 households in Rakhalgerya in 2011, 65 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Rakhalgerya · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**66%

Tap water ****17%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**83%

Use banking services ****27%**

**46%

Television ****32%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Rakhalgerya?

■ Rakhalgerya · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**971

Working population ****30.9%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 75.9% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (39%) · **■** Marginal 15 (18%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kharagpur - I

- Ambasol282 people
- Deisa277 people
- Bagbandi273 people
- Bandhgora272 people
- Ajabgar266 people
- Tentulia257 people
- Kunjachak255 people
- Najirchak252 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rakhalgerya?269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakhalgerya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rakhalgerya?87.0% (Census 2011)